单词 | sea-light |
释义 | ˈsea-light [light n.] †1. Phosphorescence seen at sea. Obs. rare.
1755tr. Pontoppidan's Nat. Hist. Norway i. 5 A sea-light or a luminous appearance in the water, called by the Norwegians, Moor-Ild. 2. A beacon, lighthouse, or harbour-light to guide ships at sea.
1691–2Stillingfl. Serm. xxx. Wks. I. 487 It helps them to see their Folly, and like a Sea-light to a sinking Ship in a dark Night, makes those who are aboard, to behold their Misery, without helping them out of it. 1846Penny Cycl. Suppl. II. 527/2 Sea-lights are commonly divided into two principal classes. 1867Manning Eng. & Christendom 164 They who destroy sea-lights are enemies of the human race. |

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